Oxford University Press has launched an ambitious set of “ultimate online reading lists” under the banner of Oxford Bibliographies Online. With 50 to 100 entries per subject area–launching with sections on Classics, Islamic Studies, Criminology and Social Work, and adding ten to 12 new areas over the next year–the effort exerts the power of vetted curation over the confusion of the ever-exploding web. It’s a paid service, available for $29.95 a month. Oxford has drawn on hundreds of scholars to create an editorial board and editor-in-chief for each subject area. Each entry “provides expert recommendations through key literature on a […]
